Thinkdom

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Did you know that the human brain can only process about four pieces of information at a time? In this blog, we will discover the importance of effective eLearning content development that prevents cognitive overload. Imagine your brain as a computer with a certain amount of processing power.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

If you’re thinking about investing in microlearning, thinking it is all about chunking down content into small units, hold on! There are usually a few questions that need to be addressed to make a strong business case for microlearning. What exactly is microlearning and for what purpose do you intend to use it? What’s Inside?

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Upside Learning

MAY 30, 2023

If you’re thinking about investing in microlearning, thinking it is all about chunking down content into small units, hold on! There are usually a few questions that need to be addressed to make a strong business case for microlearning. What exactly is microlearning and for what purpose do you intend to use it?

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Challenge to Learn

MAY 27, 2019

In this blog, I will give some tips on how to change this mindset and with that help subject matter experts to create better and more effective learning. New information needs to be stored there and therefore your brain needs to remove “older” information. These short courses are called learning nuggets or microlearning.

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Axonify

OCTOBER 14, 2016

It’s time to set the record straight on one of the more malicious examples: microlearning. Microlearning: What is it good for? The human brain can only hold about 7 pieces of information for less than 30 seconds. Here’s a white paper that lays out, in detail, what organizations need to do to be successful with microlearning.

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Axonify

OCTOBER 14, 2016

It’s time to set the record straight on one of the more malicious examples: microlearning. Microlearning: What is it good for? The human brain can only hold about 7 pieces of information for less than 30 seconds. Here’s a white paper that lays out, in detail, what organizations need to do to be successful with microlearning.

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Learningtogo

APRIL 26, 2019

I was recently invited to join the folks at eLearning Learning to talk about microlearning. More than 700 learning professionals registered for the live webinar to learn how microlearning builds engagement and retention by stimulating the reward center of the brain. But it’s not so easy to change the way you design learning.

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Learningtogo

MARCH 29, 2018

Bryan’s resources have saved me tons of time over the years, so I asked him to share some tips he recently featured on his blog, elearningart.com. You can also catch Bryan and me chatting about learning, technology, AI, and the brain on our podcast. Goal: Repurpose content for a blog post, quote images, and a video.

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Axonify

JANUARY 26, 2018

That’s why I wanted to do something a bit more practical for our curated January blog post. The science of learning, including principles such as spaced repetition, was highlighted several times as a critical consideration so we can support people in ways that align to how our brains really function.

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Infopro Learning

AUGUST 5, 2022

The on-the-job microlearning modules on emails are one of the best nudge theory examples of positive learning transformation popularly known as ‘Google Whispers.’ The forgetting curve of Ebbinghaus characterizes this phenomenon as a gradual decline in the brain’s capacity to remember information.

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Learningtogo

AUGUST 22, 2019

In this interactive Pre-Conference Workshop you will learn: How microlearning builds engagement and retention in the learner’s brain. A step-by-step method for evaluating existing content to determine if it is a good fit for a microlearning approach. How to apply the same methodology to develop new microlearning modules.

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Infopro Learning

APRIL 24, 2018

Our brains may be likened to machines, but they are still made of organic matter with built-in neural pathways. However, the human brain also forgets information right after the event. The brain automatically retains the information because it is useful and allows us to achieve a goal. We’re only human.

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IT Training Department Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Depending on what’s being trained, corporate IT training might need to be more thorough than microlearning can offer. But, in many cases, microlearning is the perfect match. Sometimes microlearning can be great for performance support or a short refresher. But it can be a good tactic in a larger strategy.

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Upside Learning

JUNE 26, 2024

Episode 3 – Is Microlearning All About Duration of Courses? Crack the code on microlearning. It’s not just about short duration—it’s about brain-friendly bits and quick fixes. Join us as we decode performance support and spaced learning, reshaping your understanding of microlearning.

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ProProfs

MARCH 17, 2017

This is one of the key reasons why microlearning is the preferred choice nowadays. What is microlearning? Well, microlearning is all about offering small and digestible morsels of information to learners so that it is retained for long. It has been observed that microlearning module usually spans across 10 minutes in duration.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 15, 2018

Sage Media: They understand how video works with the brain, super smart – super clever. I hosted a couple of sessions on microlearning. Here are the resources from the “Microlearning on the Go!” I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to rope her into writing a blog post for me.

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Tesseract Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In this blog, I will discuss some approaches to make gamification in eLearning work well. The gamification experience engages both sides of their brain. We are also leveraging our powerful new microlearning platform, KREDO to create efficiencies across the training life cycle and to deliver optimal learning experiences.

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Capytech

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In a previous blog, we explained cognitive load theory and looked at ways to identify if cognitive overload is a problem in your existing e-learning courses. In this blog, we will look at how to prevent cognitive overload from occurring in the first place through e-learning design and strategy. Use Microlearning Techniques.

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Ed App

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It’s the learning equivalent of forcing new and existing knowledge into a learner’s brain. Our brains remember images better–, what can be seen and touched, and then presented. What is microlearning? This process is called, “microlearning.”. Rote learning is the practice of learning through constant repetition.

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Ed App

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The human brain has been evolving for millions of years, leading us to become the social beings are today. Our brains better process information and essential knowledge when it is exposed to a social aspect, rather than mundane individual learning. How does microlearning and spaced recall help?

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TOPYX LMS

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Make use of microlearning. In fact, Lenny DeFranco reported that microlearning drives over 20 percent more information retention than long-form training. Microlearning isn’t trying to innovate the textbook. Examples of microlearning include short instructional videos and audio recordings, articles, blog posts, quizzes, etc.

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Ed App

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Habits rewire our brains to perform our desired actions automatically, without causing decision fatigue. Cue is the trigger that tells our brain to initiate a behavior. Cue primes our brain to expect a reward in the future. . Microlearning meets habits. Microlearning and habits are essentially two sides of the same coin.

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Ed App

MAY 4, 2020

Think you know everything there is to know about microlearning? You could be right, of course, but just on the off chance that you aren’t, we challenge you to take our Quiz as we explore whether microlearning is a genuine contender as the future of learning. Question 1: Complete the sentence—Microlearning is chunks of learning.

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Ed App

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Microlearning is no longer just a buzzword in the learning and development (L&D) sphere, as this digital learning approach is being increasingly adopted by corporate organizations all around the world to boost employee skills and knowledge, and thus, organizational productivity and growth. Why Microlearning? But, that is not all.

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Convergence Training

MAY 4, 2020

In a recent recorded discussion, we talked with Michael Schreiner, the VP of Content at Vector Solutions (our parent company) about their recent, award-winning microlearning conversion & creation process. If you’re interested in that, check out our Microlearning at Vector Solutions recorded discussion. Is Microlearning New?

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Microlearning, contextual performance support, mobile elearning, chunking, just-in-time, it’s all there. It’s a quick trip to the heights, held aloft by empty promises based upon the latest trends: neuro/brain-based, millennial/generations, and more. We’ve got entertainment suitable for all ages, and wallets!

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TOPYX LMS

JULY 14, 2016

Huffington Post staff wrote about this phenomenon: “… the social and emotional circuitry of a child’s brain learns from contact and conversation with everyone it encounters over the course of a day. These interactions mold brain circuitry; the fewer hours spent with people – and the more staring at a digitized screen — portends deficits.”

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Ed App

JANUARY 15, 2019

Think of the human brain as a muscle, just like the biceps. Your brain functions in a similar manner. Well, the human brain’s version of progressively lifting heavier weights is remembering information, over extended periods. Implementations like brain boost can enhance how spaced repetition works. How it works.

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eLearningMind

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

They need microlearning. The ”micro” in microlearning. The “micro” in microlearning refers to learning in small chunks. That’s how our brains work. We’re microlearning all the time. In this era of immediacy, we’re microlearning all the time. That’s how microlearning works. There is no best way.

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Ed App

MARCH 1, 2020

Microlearning. The latest modern learning method is known as microlearning, where learning is delivered in bite-size content chunks. Microlearning often features elements of gamification that reward the user as they progress through a course. This makes it fit hand in glove with microlearning.

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Ed App

AUGUST 30, 2021

To give you a better understanding of this changing sector, we’ve broken down eLearning into its most popular forms and features – such as microlearning, mobile learning, and gamification – and finished with some compelling eLearning stats to help you modernize your team training and make the eLearning decisions for your teams in 2021.

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Ed App

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Why microlearning? Over the last couple of years, it has become clear that microlearning can be an answer to a persistent chase for new and improved capabilities in a world that doesn’t leave much time for traditional study methods. How to hack your brain to increase its retention? Microlearning apps have that covered.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The spacing effect is a far more effective way to learn and retain information that works with our brain instead of against it. In recent years teachers have found it incredibly useful and many blogs and books have been written trying to explain it and how it can be utilized in front-line education. Good Brain, Bad Brain: Basics.

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Ed App

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Even before the global pandemic hit, however, the introduction of eLearning and microlearning were already on the rise to train professional teams. Microlearning , regarded as the most effective form of learning, has seen exponential growth compared to traditional learning. Microlearning adoption.

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Paradiso Solutions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Microlearning is changing how we approach eLearning and course development. By breaking down complex topics into small, digestible pieces, microlearning makes it easier for learners to absorb and retain information. What is Microlearning? A major advantage of microlearning is its practicality.

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Ed App

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The science behind this is – dopamine – the chemical released by the human brain when a learner wins a game or achieve something important, making him or her feel good. The post The Long-Term Benefits of Gamification in Microlearning appeared first on EdApp Microlearning Blog.

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Ed App

JANUARY 13, 2022

Microlearning apps are training tools that help make information easier to digest and more engaging by delivering lessons in bite-sized form. With the compact nature of microlessons, they become more accessible and convenient through microlearning apps. Check out our recommended microlearning apps below. Microlearning.

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